OtakuGuru – manga & anime, game, japan bloghttp://otakuguru.com
News, reviews, games, video...Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:20:59 +0000en-GBhourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Free Legendary Pokemon Dialga and Palkia codes available in stores!http://otakuguru.com/2018/02/02/free-legendary-pokemon-dialga-and-palkia-codes-available-in-stores/
http://otakuguru.com/2018/02/02/free-legendary-pokemon-dialga-and-palkia-codes-available-in-stores/#respondFri, 02 Feb 2018 16:20:59 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=356Both Dialga and Palkia are powerful Legendary Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, and each is a significant addition to any Trainer’s lineup. By visiting participating GameStop and GAME stores, players can receive a card with a secret code that can be redeemed in Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun, or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Players will receive one of these Legendary Pokémon in their game, which one determined by the version they have, as well as an extra gift if redeeming in Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Distribution codes are available for free starting today, and will be available until February 28. For more information about this distribution, a new trailer that also features exclusive interview footage with developers at GAME FREAK about these Legendary Pokémon is available at https://www.youtube.com/B2qcbWiTrUI.

]]>http://otakuguru.com/2018/02/02/free-legendary-pokemon-dialga-and-palkia-codes-available-in-stores/feed/0Pokemon Ultra Prism set out now and trailer!http://otakuguru.com/2018/02/02/pokemon-ultra-prism-set-out-now-and-trailer/
http://otakuguru.com/2018/02/02/pokemon-ultra-prism-set-out-now-and-trailer/#respondFri, 02 Feb 2018 16:00:58 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=354How are you feel about Pokemon Ultra Prism?
This set looks promising.

The brand-new Pokémon TCG expansion is available at participating retailers and hobby shop locations across all countries, bringing new cards and the all-new Prism Star mechanic into play. and everyone can get it from stores.

Across the planet, amazing creatures have been discovered—epic nature documentary-style short celebrates more Pokémon discovered in the real world

Featuring narration from the iconic Stephen Fry and an all-new symphonic soundtrack from legendary composer George Fenton.

The playful video overlays animation on top of real world visuals and showcases new Generation 3 Pokémon coming to GO including Minun, Plusle, Wailord and Masquerain.

From the bright peaks of snowy mountains, to the shadows of the forests, to the bustling city and down into the dark of the oceans around the world, the video pays homage to world renowned nature documentaries as it gradually reveals a variety of Pokémon in their real-world natural habitats—bringing augmented reality one step closer to life.

The animated short is so realistic, viewers may not immediately realise what they’re watching, with the shadows and footprints of the latest Pokémon GO characters creating a hyper realistic viewing experience.

The video is narrated by national treasure Stephen Fry with his dulcet tones complementing an original symphonic score by legendary nature documentary composer George Fenton.

This is the third wave of Pokémon to be released for Pokémon GO following the game’s hugely successful launch in 2016. Each selection of Pokémon initially appeared in different versions of main series Pokémon games; this latest release includes Pokémon from the games Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.

The video features some of the newest creatures debuting in Pokémon GO, that include cute cheerleader pair Plusle and Minun in a forest along with Mawile and the Bug- and Flying-type Pokémon Masquerain. In the oceans, a huge underwater Wailord makes a big splash, as well as a school of Luvdisc—a heart-shaped and water-dwelling Pokémon—under the shadow of a looming threat as they are passed by a Sharpedo. There are also appearances from the amphibious Mudkip playing in a pool, cold-loving Snorunt on a high mountain and a cityscape with the elegant Pokémon Delcatty.

2018 will be full of in game Pokemon distributions, new Pokémon TCG products, mobile updates, retail promotions and more Legendary Pokémon-related offerings await trainers in the coming year!

TPCI today announced plans to celebrate a legendary year in 2018, highlighting some of the most sought-after Pokémon yet to be discovered. From February to November, Legendary Pokémon will be featured across the franchise, including monthly video game character distributions, new Pokémon Trading Card Game products, mobile game retail and animation promotions.

Legendary Pokémon are extremely rare and powerful Pokémon, which exist across all regions of the Pokémon universe. Often elusive and incredibly hard to catch, Legendary Pokémon hold the answers to Pokémon lore and are deeply rooted to the regions from which they originate. Fans can learn more about these Pokémon at https://www.pokemonlegendary.com/

“As a thank-you to all the Trainers out there who have been so committed and passionate about Pokémon over the years, we want to make 2018 a legendary year,” said J.C. Smith, senior director of Consumer Marketing for The Pokémon Company International. “We’re offering fans a chance to access these powerful Legendary Pokémon across the brand while celebrating their role in the franchise’s legacy.”

Pokémon Video Game Distributions
Each month this year from February to November, players will be able to receive a different Legendary Pokémon as a free distribution through many of the Pokémon brand’s partners for owners of PokémonTMUltra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sun, and Pokémon Moon video games for the Nintendo 3DSTMfamily of systems. While fans can look forward to details about where and how to receive each of the distributions throughout the year, these Legendary Pokémon will be available to all players as part of the following schedule:

February:Dialga, the Steel- and Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, or Palkia, the Water- and Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Sinnoh region

This first distribution will be available in the UK from Game and from Gamestop in Ireland. For further information please visit www.game.co.uk or www.gamestop.ie

March: Regigigas, the Normal-type Legendary Pokémon, or Heatran, the Fire- and Steel-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Sinnoh region

April: Raikou, the Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, or Entei, the Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Johto region

May: Xerneas, the Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon, or Yveltal, the Dark- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Kalos region

June: Zygarde, the Dragon- and Ground-type Legendary Pokémon with three distinct Formes, from the Kalos and Alola regions

July: Tornadus, the Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, or Thundurus, the Electric- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Unova region

August: Groudon, the Ground-type Legendary Pokémon, or Kyogre, the Water-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Hoenn region

September: Latios or Latias, the Dragon- and Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Hoenn region

October: Reshiram, the Dragon- and Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, or Zekrom, the Dragon- and Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Unova region

November: Ho-Oh, the Fire- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, or Lugia, the Psychic- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Johto region

Pokémon Trading Card Game
Players of the Pokémon TCG can expect a range of Legendary-themed product tie-ins in 2018, including new collections, Pokémon-GX cards, and more. The Pokémon Company International will announce details about these new products throughout the year, closer to each item’s retail launch.

Pokémon Mobile Games
Players of the popular Pokémon Shuffle mobile game for Android and iOS devices will also be able to participate in the legendary year activities. In addition to the current expert and special stages featuring Legendary Pokémon continuing throughout the year, players will have two new event stages with Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia, available to play from February 6–13.

Pokémon GO players can also expect to see special promotions featuring Legendary Pokémon in 2018 as part of this legendary year celebration, with details being released soon.

Pokémon Animation
The Pokémon TV app, available on iOS and Android devices, will feature monthly Pokémon movies tied to the Legendary Pokémon featured in that month’s distribution. For example, Pokémon the Movie: The Rise of Darkrai, which features Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia, will be available on the app during February. Fans can also expect associated Pokémon movies to air on some Pokémon broadcast partners at select times during these months.

Don’t forget to watch this awesome Legendary Pokemon trailer:

]]>http://otakuguru.com/2018/01/18/celebrate-a-legendary-year-of-pokemon-in-2018/feed/0Detective Pikachu Coming Nintendo 3DShttp://otakuguru.com/2018/01/13/detective-pikachu-coming-nintendo-3ds/
http://otakuguru.com/2018/01/13/detective-pikachu-coming-nintendo-3ds/#respondSat, 13 Jan 2018 10:02:31 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=329The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced Detective Pikachu, a new video game scheduled to release exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS, both digitally and at retail on 23 March 2018 The same date for UK, US and other countries.

Detective Pikachu, a new video game scheduled to release exclusively on the Nintendo 3DSTM family of systems both digitally and at retail on 23 March 2018. Game first time released in Japan in 2016. Finally got the world premiere.

An action-adventure title, Detective Pikachu finds the hero of the title – a unique Pikachu in the Pokémon world – partnering with Tim Goodman and searching for evidence and clues to solve a series of cases, whilst also investigating the disappearance of Tim’s father, Harry Goodman.

When he arrives in Ryme City looking for his missing father, little does Tim know he would meet a Pikachu, but more amazingly a Pikachu who he could communicate with. There’s more to this Pikachu than a detective hat – he’s one lovably gruff, tough-talking sleuth, with a taste for good coffee.

This Pikachu claims that he worked with Tim’s father, and the two pair up to discover his whereabouts. Together, Tim and Detective Pikachu will encounter a number of mysteries in Ryme City and will need to talk to witnesses and gather their testimony in order to discover the truth. Cases that would be impossible for Tim to solve alone can be cracked with the help of this Pikachu, because he is able to obtain vital clues and information from other Pokémon.

Detective Pikachu includes all the chapters of the 2016 Japan-exclusive Nintendo eShop release, Detective Pikachu – Birth of a New Duo, but adds further content that completes the story. The game features new locations to explore, as well as a colourful cast of both Pokémon and human characters.

For those players who are new to sleuthing and may need some help in uncovering the evidence, Detective Pikachu features an Easy Mode, where the title character will provide handy hints on what to do or where to go next.

A special Detective Pikachu amiibo is also planned for when the game launches. It’s larger than a regular amiibo, and it allows players to view all the Pika Prompts (short video clips) from chapters they have completed, including ones they missed finding earlier. These clips feature Pikachu’s quips and antics – and may even contain a hint.

Game trailer:

Game screenshots:

For more information about game and fresh information, please visit www.pokemon.co.uk

Two waves of brand new downloadable content are heading to Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch

On Nintendo Direct mini presentation 11.01.2018, the Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced an upcoming Battle Pack for Pokkén Tournament DX, featuring two new waves of DLC exclusively for the Nintendo Switch console. The first wave of content will be available from 31 January 2018 and features the technical-style Battle Pokémon Aegislash and a new Support Pokémon Set including fan favourites Mega Rayquaza and Mimikyu. The second wave will follow from 23 March 2018 and features the new Battle Pokémon Blastoise and a new Support Pokémon Set including the Mythical Pokémon Mew and Celebi. The Battle Pack will also include new avatar items and more.

]]>http://otakuguru.com/2018/01/12/pokken-tournament-dx-dlc-for-nintendo-switch/feed/0Pokemon Sun & Mon – Ultra Prism coming in Februaryhttp://otakuguru.com/2017/12/14/pokemon-sun-mon-ultra-prism-coming-in-february/
http://otakuguru.com/2017/12/14/pokemon-sun-mon-ultra-prism-coming-in-february/#respondThu, 14 Dec 2017 19:04:05 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=320POKÉMON Trading Card Game – Sun & Moon – Ultra Prism will be released on 2 February around the world at the same day.

The Pokémon Company International announced Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism, a brand-new expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, launching in the UK on 2 February 2018.

Echoing the story line from the recently released video games Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, this latest Pokémon TCG expansion is set in an alternate version of Sinnoh, one of the twisted parallel regions that players can reach by traveling through an Ultra Wormhole.

Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism will see a new gameplay mechanic coming to the Pokémon TCG with the introduction of Prism Star cards. These are powerful Pokémon and Trainer cards that, when played effectively, can dramatically alter the balance of a match. Due to their game-changing effects, a player can put only one Prism Star card with a given name in their deck (rather than the usual four).

The Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism expansion will feature:

Over 150 cards, including:

6 Prism Star cards

5 Ultra Beasts

18 full-art cards

Booster packs will consist of:

10 cards selected from the expansion, including at least 1 card of rare or higher rarity, plus an additional basic Energy card.

In new expansion set we can find many new cards. Also two Eevee evolutions: Leafeon GX and Glaceon GX, I think so the most beautiful cards from this set.

Be ready to collect them all.

For more information about the Sun & Moon—Ultra Prism expansion and products, please visit www.pokemon.co.uk/TCG

At the very beginning let me thank you to Freedom Japanese Market for this box. It was a pleasure to make review and taste all of this snacks.

Next, let me tell you more, what is it and who is Freedom Japanese Market. As some of you can guess this is subscription box with snacks from Japan.

This subscription box is created by one small family: Ken, Sane, Juliet and Kevin. Yes, this is not big company, this is something from family to you.
Personally I like this. You can find few subscription boxes created like that one and honestly they have a chance to make you happy. Maybe you will not find here some super extras, figures and other additional gadgets but you can find something specially prepared for you and not with think of earning on you any possible cent.

I received October box which one come very quickly. At this time when I write this, some of you should receive November box.
The whole October box was devoted to Halloween subject. I can not forgot about Origami.
Yes, each box contain small hand made Origami. Mine had small origami skull. Clever idea. I like origami, don’t remember when last time I tried to make one

Please note that the below list of sweets is not the same for every box. You can get 3 different versions, depends how many sweets would you like to get and how much you can spend on it. Every box include different amount of sweets. Also some of this snacks are limited. This mean they are available on Japan market for a limited time.

Family Pack
24 to 32 full size and sample snacks
1 handmade origami
English content list with pictures
Includes DIY Candy Kit
Double the snacks without double the price
Price: $45.99

As you can see, not expensive. And all of this come with free worldwide shipping. So this is a good offer.

But lets talk about snacks.

As I told you this was Halloween box and include some snacks with halloween style.

All very good some wasn’t good for me, but this is a personal feeling about taste. So if I don’t like it, that doesn’t mean you too. Maybe you will like such flavour that I do not like.

So let start with:

Halloween Umaibo:

“Corn pottage flavoured puffed corn in a festive Halloween wrapper.”

Sounds good and taste good. Honestly like a corn crisps and very puffy. If you know Cheetoss, this is similar but more delicate.

Pineapple Candy:

“Sweet pineapple candy in a seasonal Halloween wrapper”

Chocolate Umaibo:

“Crunchy puffed corn with the delicious taste of chocolate”

Chocolate :] sounds yummy right? And yes, this is yummy. Puffed corn is exactly the same like Halloween Umaibo but this one is covered with chocolate. I love chocolate so for me this is best composition.

Hot Chilli Aerial:

“Aerated puffed corn flavoured with child and 15 spices”

Very good chips. Not too spicy, puffed and this corn flavour fit to them. I liked them from the first bite.

Puccho Apple Candy:

“Chewy green apple flavoured candy”

I could say this is chewy candy, more likely chewy gum but there was something good in it. Reminds me little bit “Hi chew” chewy gum but taste differently. Also I found two Puccho in my box green and red. Red one was fine but green one after bite, the juice came out and exploded with an interesting aftertaste.

Halloween Marshmallow:

“A cute Halloween themed cola flavoured marshmallow”

Don’t know what to say about this one. Just a marshmallow but only with one important difference. Wasn’t too sweet like most marshmallows. For me this was fine, because I do not like too sugar filled sweets. If you prefer extra sweet marshmallows this one isn’t for you.

Osatsu Snack:

“Sweet potato chips – a seasonal exclusive!”

Im not a fan of sweet potatoes, so you can expect one. I don’t like it [this is my personal opinion] Like for me this chips were bland in taste. [one word I was missing in a video ]
I ate a few and just could not finish them. Sorry But if you like sweet potatoes, you can like them. This is not for everyone, but remember you need to try to know that If you not gonna try it, you never know.

Porickey:

“Crunchy corn flavored pretzel sticks”

Very similar to pocky but corn flavor. I could find them little bit cheesy or maybe I tried to much other snacks before this one
I like them, wasn’t that bad but I’m finding them as a perfect snacks when you drink tea or beer.

Doki Doki Fishing:

“Add water to make grape fish gummies!”

Hmm, add water and make fish gummies? Ok, first thing I was very excited about this DIY kit, this was a fun to make it and I done that with my wife. You have small rod, cup, powder you need to put your rod in, add powder and little bit magic H2O = water
If this should be gummies, definitely we made them wrong. This was mostly like sugar candies or close to soft lollipop. Of course taste good and like always DIY kit are fun. Definitely this had grape flavor, also wasn’t that sweet. If you get something close to gummies let me know in a comment section.

Kaki no Tane:

“Extra spicy soy sauce flavoured rice crackers” [contains nuts]

Extra spicy? I would not say that. I had opportunity to try more spicy than that one. But to be honest, yes you can feel this is spicy but not Extra Taste good if you drink beer, yes I tried that.

Puchi – Puchi Uranai Chocolate:

“Pop out the strawberry milk chocolates and find your fortune for a variety of topics from love to health and many more!”

This was a bonus snack and interesting one. Looks like some pills but this are small milk chocolates. My wife like them and always takes 2 at a time. At first I was thinking this are some healthy chocolates which one can include vitamins. But I couldn’t find any details about this. Would be nice if Freedom Japanese Market put more details about stuff like this one. I really want to know more. I couldn’t find anything about this. Tried to translate and only got random words like: “karaoke, kaki, party” etc so maybe just fun and thats it. Next I tried to visit Chirin website – link on a pack
I found they are selling some fortune telling sweets looks like this one, but looks differently so this is not that and also found info about fortune one in Google. Finally I found this are Fortune tellings too, still don’t know how is that work. If you know and can help, please let me know. More informations I found was about natural colouring and that this is limited edition. Available until end of November 2017.

But, wait, is it worth it?
I believe this is important question for everyone who thinks of buying such a box and does not trust it.

Honestly I will tell you one. YES, this is worthy. You need consider few things:
– someone put a lot of effort to create box with different snacks
– some of this snacks are in limited availability in Japan and you can get them only for some time
– if you try to get some of this separately, this are difficult to get from one place and if buying from outside of you country you need to think about shipping cost too
– big plus for warning if something include nuts. This is very important.
– this box include free shipping [worldwide]

Are there any cons?
Always, but in that case small. I couldn’t find something specific. Only this:
– they could put some more details how prepare DIY kits. I had to translate text from a pack. But mostly all of them are the same, put powder in a plastic pot, tip little bit water and wait. But you can find many different DIY candy kits and than this might need some specific instruction
– would be nice to add more details about products. Ingredients etc. You could extend you instruction and add this. I know there is information about nuts which one is cool, but details about other ingredients would be nice and useful too.

And this is all. Everything else is fine.
I can add one additional positive which is contact. Always quick response.

At the end I will quickly summarise price for this items.
This box contained 11 snacks and this was Puchi pack.
Normally cost $14.99 but this compare to a price for each of this snacks?
This is very difficult because depends where you live you can find some of them in few shops mostly online. I live in UK and couldn’t find any of this in local shops with Asian food. E-shops too. I tried to Google some of them and found chips which one cost about $2.39 to $3 per 1x pack. But that was some last stocks and everything else Out of stock. Because like you know from this review some of this items are limited editions. So this is difficult to get. You can not price them. Some small snacks like Umaibo chocolate you can get from many e-shop. This is popular snack and found them in a packs 30x in and this cost $15 Everything else was difficult to find. But if you try, you will find maybe 2-3 and even if somehow you get a chance to buy this snacks you will pay more.
So you can give them a chance

Small summary:
This is box created by a family for everyone, doesn’t matter how old are you. Price is reasonable and include very interesting products and always handmade gift.

Free shipping – worldwide

All products shipped from Japan

You can subscribe for one time or automatically renew plan like 1,3,6 and 12 month. If you choose longer plan you can expect discount. You can cancel at any time.

A lot of exclusive items, which mean limited editions available for a short time.

Different payment options. Card or PayPal

This is all. Hope you enjoyed this review. Also I’m inviting you to my Unboxing review on YouTube:

And remember to visit Freedom Japanese Market website. If you decide to subscribe let me know what you think. I would like to hear about your experience.

]]>http://otakuguru.com/2017/12/07/freedom-japanese-market-subscription-box-october-2017-review-and-unboxing/feed/0Blog new version coming soonhttp://otakuguru.com/2017/11/29/blog-new-version-coming-soon/
http://otakuguru.com/2017/11/29/blog-new-version-coming-soon/#respondWed, 29 Nov 2017 22:35:59 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=268Small update about recent Maintenance mode.
Blog is under construction and soon I’m going to release new version. What this mean? new design, simple better UI and experience and most important will be faster. Current website is to heavy and I know has few loading issues if you have slow internet connection or try to browse it on mobile via 2G or 3G. New version will be more mobile friendly.

Why am I doing this? Because I have a big plans here. Still newest, review are good choice for many of you. I started doing YouTube and soon have a plan for Twitch too with streaming some Anime related games. Also would like to review you some stuff reviewing on YouTube. You can watch my videos look some card or unboxing but I’m not able to deliver you more specific informations. Video you need to watch again and find useful details. On website you can search for it and read whenever you like.

I tried to finish new version before December but couldn’t do it. But will try to finish it before 20 December 2017.
While you wait for that please read other informations, which one appear here.

Thanks,
OtakuGuru

——–
Featured image is a screenshot from anime “Area no Kishi”

]]>http://otakuguru.com/2017/11/29/blog-new-version-coming-soon/feed/0Pokémon Europe International Championships Winners!http://otakuguru.com/2017/11/22/pokemon-europe-international-championships-winners/
http://otakuguru.com/2017/11/22/pokemon-europe-international-championships-winners/#respondWed, 22 Nov 2017 22:53:08 +0000http://otakuguru.com/?p=272Pokémon players and fans from around the globe gathered at London’s ExCeL centre from 17–19 November 2017 for the 2018 season Pokémon Europe International Championships. Playing competitively in both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon video games, they battled valiantly across three days to find out who would take the titles across a number of categories.

European champions, alongside other successful attendees from around the world, boosted their Championships Points with the aim of securing a place at the 2018 Pokémon World Championships.

The final list of winners from the weekend is as follows:

Video Game Junior Division Top 4:

Champion: Justin Miranda-Radbord (CA)

Finalist: Erik Minniti (IT)

Semifinalist: Riccardo Cantrell (IT)

Semifinalist: Bilel Lakehal (FR)

Video Game Senior Division Top 4:

Champion: James Evans (USA)

Finalist: Thomas Gianola (IT)

Semifinalist: Victor Medina (ES)

Semifinalist: Benjamin Moxon (UK)

Video Game Masters Division Top 4:

Champion: Simone Sanvito (IT)

Finalist: Alex Gomez (ES)

Semifinalist: Davide Cauteruccio (IT)

Semifinalist: Carson Confer (USA)

Trading Card Game Junior Division Top 4:

Champion: Daniel Rosas (USA)

Finalist: Christopher Kaas (DK)

Semifinalist: Joao Gabriel Pentwado (BR)

Semifinalist: Maxence Feuillard (FR)

Trading Card Game Senior Division Top 4:

Champion: Owyn Kamerman (NL)

Finalist: Preston Ellis (USA)

Semifinalist: Connor Pedersen (USA)

Semifinalist: Raymond Long (CA)

Trading Card Game Masters Division Top 4:

Champion: Tord Reklev (NO)

Finalist: Zakary Krekeler (USA)

Semifinalist: Christopher Schemanske (USA)

Semifinalist: Michael Long (CA)

For more information about the Pokémon Championship Series, including rules, tournament locations, dates, times, prizes, and more, please visit www.pokemon.com/uk/play-pokemon.